January 20, 2017
Dear President Trump,
Congratulations on becoming the 45th President of the United States.
It is my hope that your predecessor, President Obama, has informed you of my letter-writing effort to addressees of power, authority, and influence beginning in November, 1991. Just as you are a very unconventional choice as being an American president, I very much stood conventional wisdom on its head with my discovery in September, 1989, and my subsequent determination to be the truth in October, 1991, that God has genuinely predestined me to exert what influence that I possess on a worldwide scale through a simple and straightforward and targeted letter-writing effort. (I, too, can be rather irreverent, at times.)
Attached are my introductory letters to President George W. Bush (dated February 7, 2001) and President Obama (dated January 20, 2009) that are informative for you and are just as relevant today for a succeeding American president as they were when I composed them.
When it appeared that you would be elected as our President, a thoughtful Facebook friend of mine, Aisha, an American Muslim, posted this to her Facebook friends:
"I am heartbroken because a divisive message of hate and fear was more powerful than one of acceptance, respect, civility and love. I'm sad for our children and our country's future. But, I am not surprised. I saw how people changed once Trump blessed their worst impulses. I read it in my emails, heard it in my voicemails and saw it in people's behavior. I did not underestimate racism and sexism. That said, I am not afraid. I am an American Muslim woman living in a very red state in a country that will likely have all branches of government controlled by the right wing. The state can try to curtail my rights. The extreme right can try to threaten and intimidate me. The economy may tank, and we may see a lot more racist violence. But I am in control of my own mind and heart and soul. And I refuse to live in fear in my own country. I will work to make it a more just and compassionate place and do my best to protect my family. I will continue to believe in the goodness of the people I know and trust in a Greater Power to protect us all. Say a prayer for me, my children and my country tonight."
This was my response to Aisha:
"Take heart, Aisha. It may not be as bad as you fear should we have a President Trump. Political candidates often say what they believe that they need to say in order to get elected. Should Mr. Trump reach the White House, he may well take stock of the world and our nation and practice a more understanding approach towards minorities. I pray to God that he will."
If you do reply to this letter, please tell me what would you tell Aisha, genuinely and sincerely, that would help allay Aisha's concerns about you and your presidency? I will forward your response on to my friend, Aisha, should you send me one.
Materials resulting from my 25-year letter-writing effort, which is still ongoing, are being enclosed under this cover for Secretary of State Tillerson. I plan to continue to write about five to nine letters per year, often with an editorial piece attached in support of the Mideast peace process, to the embassies of Israel and her Arab neighbors in Washington, D.C., with carbon copies sent to you and other appropriate parties.
I, of course, am very disappointed in the lack of progress, under American leadership, in the Mideast peace process during the past 16 long, frustrating, and mostly fruitless years. But I am reminded of the saying, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink." I wish you much success in bringing the Israelis and Palestinians together in a way that eluded your two predecessors. As I wrote in my introductory letters to the previous two U.S. presidents, my continued expressed speculation since early 1999 is that Christ's return to earth is contingent with the attainment of a genuine and comprehensive Mideast peace agreement between Israel and her remaining Arab neighbors: the Palestinian Authority, Syria, and Lebanon.
During your presidency, I hope that America stays engaged with the rest of the world and does not turn inward and become isolationist. I hope that Russia and the United States can put the rumblings of a new Cold War behind us and begin cooperation again. Good luck to you and Russian President Putin in accomplishing this vital goal.
From what little that I understand, I've heard that there is a belief among some that you will use your new position as President to seek to exact revenge on some of whom you believe have wronged you. If this happens to be the case, then I hope that you prove them "wrong."
I wish you much success in healing the divisions in our nation, I wish you much success as you approach all arenas of foreign policy, and I wish you much success in your presidency. I am sure that you will find serving as our nation’s President to be a humbling experience.
Sincerely Yours,
(Supersweet101)
Hannibal, Missouri 63401
P.S. Additional Information about 'My Second Vocation in Life' can be found on the following websites:
My Flagship Web Post (since 2002): http://olivetdiscourse.blogspot.com/
My CliffNotes Blog Page (since 2005): http://www.blogger.com/profile/7227366
(w/ enclosures)
(All recipients of this letter are receiving my 10 page “Synopsis of My Memoir,” a refresher for a few of you.)
cc: Secretary Tillerson, U.S. State Department
Secretary Mattis, Department of Defense
Vice President Pence
Embassy of Russia
Embassy of France
Embassy of China
Embassy of Israel
P.L.O. Delegation to the United States
Embassy of Jordan
Embassy of Syria (New York City Mission)
Embassy of Lebanon
Embassy of Egypt
Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Her Majesty The Queen
Mortimer B. Zuckerman, U.S. News & World Report
David Ignatius, The Washington Post
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Gilbert Bailon, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
